So many wonderful things!

Doug & I have had the best time over the past few day!  We spent the weekend in Branson for our 6th Anniversary.  We did some shopping, walked a 4 mile trail by the lake, did a bit more shopping, had delicious coldstone icecream, dinner at Landry's *best sea food place!*, and did just a little more shopping before we left.  When we got home on Sunday afternoon, we spent some time picking up our yard and mowing, then went on a bike ride (what an athletic couple we are!). 

Yesterday was my 25th birthday (I still feel 18, by the way).  It was a beautiful day - unfortunatly I had to spend it at work, all by myself it the office.  But, luckily, I work with some amazing people who kept coming downstairs to visit me, and even got me a pretty necklace and earrings!  Thanks Val & Mike!  They also reminded me how much I'm going to miss working there!  Anyway, I also got flowers from my love!  That pretty much made my day :)  We went to Olive Garden for dinner, and spent a little time in Target looking a baby items.  Doug was checking out the swings and wondered if they came in big boy sizes, haha!  I told him I had said the same thing last week when I was looking at the johnny jumpers that go in the doorway - I asked my mom if she thought they came in my size, because they look like so much fun!  Yep, Doug & I are really kids at heart!  I purchased a couple of birthday cardigans for myself, and a cute little sleeper for Wolfie while we were there.  Then it was on to Hastings to find a movie.  I picked Julie & Julia, which is a pretty good movie. 

Now, this next part of the evening is a typical "always happens to Doug & Megan" sort of thing.  Doug's truck (which we've only had a year) has been making a funny noise, so we've been planning to take it in to Toyota.  Doug decided that we could drop the truck off at his brothers house, and we would switch vehicles and Mark could get it checked out for us.  Well, about 3 blocks from Marks house, as we were turning off of Rangeline onto a side road, something happened...we heard a loud "pop" and the truck felt like one of the wheels was gonna fall off!  So, the next 3 blocks took about 10 minutes to drive because we had to go so slow!  Since Mark woldn't be able to drive Doug's truck around, we all had to pile into the itty-bitty toyota tacoma and ride back to Golden City so that Doug & I could get home, and Mark would still have a vehicle!  So, by the time we got home and settled, it was about 10:30.  I wasn't about to let that stop my birthday movie watching, so Doug & I stayed up until a little after midnight watching Julie & Juilia.

It was a great night, interesting, kinda fun, and not the least bit surprising.  Stuff like this happens to us all the time, but we're pretty good at just going with the flow.  Now, I'm looking forward to tonight.  Mom is making me a birthday dinner - my favorite enchiladas!  YUM!  Can't wait to spend the evening with my family and eat some good mexican food! 

Here are a couple pictures of my pretty flowers from Doug

And some lilacs that Doug's grandma picked for me :) they smell so good!

And last, but not least, a picture of Wolfie's new outfit!  It's so cute!

17 week pictures

A couple pics at 17 weeks.  I'm growin'! 

I'm having a...turnip??

It's funny to me how they compare the growing baby to all these cute fruits, and then at 17 weeks Wolfie is now a turnip!  Not the most glamorous of foods, but I guess that's the way it is!

Wolfgang weighs about 5 ounces, and is about 5 inches from head to tush!  Baby can move it's joints and the sweat glands are starting to develop.

This week has been a great one!  The weather has been nice, really windy - but it's drying out the fields!  I've been looking forward to this weekend, and it's finally here!  Doug & I will celebrate our 6th anniversary tomorrow.  Oh my, it seems like just yesterday we got married.  Where does the time go??  We're heading to Branson for a weekend getaway - something we do every year to celebrate.  We don't go to the shows, but do like shopping and they have some pretty walking trails by the lake that we enjoy.  I keep thinking about how busy Doug is soon going to be, and it makes me sad (crying as I type this...love those emotions!).  This will be our last summer of just "us".  Don't get me wrong, I couldn't be more excited about Wolfie.  I think this is one of those things that every pregnant woman thinks about.  To think that next summer when it rains, and Doug gets an unexpected day off, we won't be heading to the ranch for that night.  At least not as easily as before.  Never again will we be as care free, and just get up and go.  It's not a bad thing - just so much changes in a very short 9 months!  Yes, I said short...I'm already four months along!  So, I'm really looking forward to the next few days.

On a happier note (I've stopped crying), I keep wondering when my belly is going to look pregnant!  I know I should savor these days when I'm not big, and enjoy that I can still wear my regular jeans, but I'm really tired of looking chubby!  I know soon it'll happen, I'm just impatient!  So, since I'm feeling chubby, I saw this cartoon and it made me feel better knowing I'm not really a chunk...I've got a baby growin' in me!

Have I finally made up my mind?

I told Doug last night that I have finally decided how I want to decorate the nursery.  He told me I'd change my mind in about a week (which is very likely) but I wanted to share the bedding that I'm going to get.

I think it will work well for a boy or a girl.  The green looks like a sage green in this picture, but I've seen a picture of it that someone had posted from thier nursery, and it's actually more of an apple green.  A bit brighter.  I like it a lot.  I didn't want to do anything that was really gender specific, because I have this fear that our little one is stubborn like me, and we won't be finding out what Wolfie is until he/she is born! (We'll see May 4). 
So, I was thinking it would be cute to paint one wall the apple green, and the rest of the room will be the khaki that we have already painted.  Then maybe painting some of the "flowers" on the wall, and accenting in orange or yellow.  I really don't want anything too crazy, I'll definitely keep it toned down.  Doug & I aren't into the loud, crazy bright nurseries.  But I think that adding the orange or yellow, (or something else) will give it some punch without taking it over the top.

But, like I said, this could very well change in about a week or so.  haha!

16 week pictures

A couple pics of "the bump" at 16 weeks.

Getting bigger :)

Somebody Stop Me! :)

Oh my goodness...I need help!  I have spent the past 2 hours looking at nursery ideas on the internet!  This is the website I've been stuck at:  http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-my-space/Nurseries/gallery.esi

Now, there is good news and bad news.  The good:  I have found some fun new ideas that I might like to try, and a totally different theme than I had planned on.  The bad:  the creative people (Carla, Mike & Michelle) along with the not so creative ones (mom and myself...sorry mom!) might have a little more work to do.  But don't worry guys, it shouldn't be too hard!  Plus, remember how much you guys love me and how much I love you?!  And how fun it'll be to spend a day together!  Oh, and I'm gonna let you all blame this on Doug.  If he would have been home today, I wouldn't have been on the internet finding these ideas.  So really, it's all his fault.  (ok it's not really his fault, but a girl can try, right??  Love you babe!)

The size of an Avocado

16 weeks!  Wolfgang is now about the size of an avocado

In the next few weeks, Wolfie will double in size and weight!  His/her first big growth spurt! :)  Our little one now has fingernails and toenails, and Wolfgang's heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, the amount will continue to increase as baby grows and develops.

I'm really hoping to feel some movement soon.  My Dr. said I might not until about 20 weeks, but I have high hopes that I'll feel it before then!  I mean, this is Doug's kid after all - baby probably doesn't know it's own strength! :)